Another Course Approved for Oconee County!
In a meeting Tuesday, the Oconee County Council approved entering into an agreement with the City of Westminster to build an 18 hole course on 18 acres adjacent to Chau Ram County Park. Chau Ram is owned by the City of Westminster and leased to the county. Westminster owns an additional 125 acres that is not part of the County Park.
Westminster Mayor Derek Hodgin proposed the project and will take the lead in raising funds to build the course. Mayor Hodgin recently had a Discatcher basket placed in Anderson Park in Westminster. There’s a disc with the basket for anyone that visits that park to practice their hand at the sport.
I talked with Oconee County Park, Recreation & Tourism Director Phil Shirley this morning. He said while there’s not a timeline for the installation of the course, he says mayor Hodgin believes raising funds for the course and tee pads won’t be a problem.
Once installed Oconee County will have four 18 hole courses and one nine hole course. Current courses are in Seneca at Shaver Recreation Center; in Walhalla at Sertoma Field; in Clemson at the Y Beach (on the Oconee side of the river); and a 9 hole course on the DAR School in Salem.
The City of Seneca will consider funding a second 18-hole course at Shaver Recreation later this fall. GODG has been working with the City of Seneca to expand their Disc Golf offering for several months.